Press and daily Dakotaian. (Yankton, Dakota Territory [S.D.]) 1880-1889, 1887-06-04
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thrown open to the public.
Commencement exercises of the
Presbyterian college at Pierre are in
progress. 1t is the first Dakota college
so issue a diploma to o graduate.
Crops in Hand county are above the
average, both in quality and quantity.
Rye and barley is nearly all headed out
and some fields of oats are In head.
The old soldiers who marched IN line
at st. Lawrence on decoration day re-
presented over sixty different orgsniza-
tions and nearly every state in the
union.
The board OF directors of tho terri
torial ~penitentiary have let q contract
to the Edison electric light company for
$1,000 to put in an incandescent electric
plant OF that institution.
The business men OF Woonsooket have
raised q fund of $500 to be rendered as
q bonus to the Dakota soldiers and sail
ors' association il it will select that town
as the place for its next reunion.
Reports from all parts of Brookings
county indicate that at no time during
its history have the crops been in better
condition at this time of the year than
now, and the farmers are corresponding.
~ happy.
The celebrated Brink ys. Richardson
and Hallenbaok case has been called in
the district court at Pierre. Over q
dozen OF the leading society ladies have
been subpenaei by Richardson, which
creates a iutter OF excitement.
AT Canton a railroad laboser By the
name of Thomas DAILY fell from the
second floor in the Thompson house last
Saturday and sustained injuries from
which he died Thursday. Too much
beer was the cause OF the accident.
The Huron running team Of the fire
department which has won the banner
at the last two tournaments in Dakota
has made arrangements to attend the
tournament in Sioux City, and go from
there to the tonrnamsnt at Mitchell.
Colonel Sheafe informs the members
OF the Flandrau militia company that
they may expect to be ordered into
camp about June 20. New guns will al
that time be issued to the men. The
encampment. he thought, would be at
WATERFOWL.
Deadwood has held O railroad meeting
and a committee-D. A, MCPHERSON, G,
IL. Hickok, John II. Wilson, Sol. Star
and j. P. K. Mlller-was appointed to
confer with the Elk Horn valley com.
psny. The people are willing to give
right Of way and $4,000 for the railroad,
Petitions IN the local option move.
ment are being circulated in Moody
county and there will be no trouble in
getting the required number. of sigma.
lures. Many who maY not favor the
move are signing the petition desiring
to know how the people feel on the
subject.
Property at WATERFOWL recently sold
FOR $4,000 has been purchased by o
syndicate of which j. ]. Hill, of the
Manitoba, is a member. Several sur
veying parties have appeared in the vi
cinity of Watertown within two days.
Nothing can be learned OF their busi-
ness, but their direction seems to be
southwest.
at Pierre a Jury returned q verdict OF
81 for defendant in the case of the First
National bank OF Sioux City vs.. V. e.
Prentice. The bank brought snit to re-
cover payment Of note amounting to
Sls5O0. but on the ground OF usury the
jury rendered a verdict for defendant IS
above. Burr w. Jones, of Madison,
Wis, was counsel for defense.